Trade

Definition - Noun
1 a  : the business or work in which one engages regularly
b  : an occupation requiring manual or mechanical skill
c  : the persons engaged in an occupation
2  : the business of buying and selling or bartering commodities
3  : an act or instance of trading
also
: an exchange of property usu. without use of money

Definition - Verb
1  : to engage in the exchange, purchase, or sale of goods
2  : to give one thing in exchange for another
3  : to engage in selling
1  : to give in exchange for another commodity
also
: to make an exchange of
2  : to engage in frequent buying and selling of (as stocks or commodities) usu. in search of quick profits

Definition - adj
1  : of, relating to, or used in trade or in a particular trade or business
2   : of, composed of, or representing the trades or labor unions



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